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               *Soban Main Fleet Engagement*
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by Bert Royal
contact: der_buchmayer@gmx.at

actual version: v1.1b [13-06-2005]

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|THIS IS A BETA! I CAN'T GUARANTEE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THIS MODIFICATION|
|             RESPONSE FROM BETA-TESTERS [YOU] DESIRED                   |
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|THIS MOD USES MATERIAL FROM THE PDS MOD, BUT IS NO *OFFICIAL* MOD TO PDS|
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|   there's NO support from sierra, relic or pds for this modification,  |
|                 so don't try to bother them! ;)                        |
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|                USE THIS MODIFICATION AT YOUR OWN RISK!                 |
|   the creator of this modification won't be liable for any problems    |
|            occuring due to the usage of the modification               |
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*                                INDEX                                   *
* 	                       0. Credits                                *
*	                    0.1 Requirements                             *
*	                       1.0 About                                 *
*	                    1.1 Installation                             *
*	                     1.2 Uninstall                               *
*	                      1.3 History                                *
*	                      1.4 Content                                *
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0. Credits to: 
the whole PDS-staff ... they created the best mod in the complete[!] HW(2) universe  
visit their website (and join the community boards ;) )! 
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                      * www.penguin-mayhem.net/pds *
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and last but not least the PDS-Community ... they keep the game alive!


Feel free to edit this modification - but your own modifications should have a different (not so stupid ;) ) name 
If you use some essential parts from it (e.g. CVR-17 or the Sobani TF68) - please give credits


0.1 Requirements:
-HW2 v1.1
-PDS v5.2


1.0 About:
The Soban Main Fleet Engagement Mod deals with an expansion of the Soban TF capabilities. It implements extended fleet options based on the standard Sobani TF. These extended options include a second carrier, the CL and the CTH. 

Major changes to PDS v5.2: 
Friendly Fire 100%, Collision Damage 100% - just for the sake of it (i don't mind if it's useful - it gives the game another touch of "realness")
New Race - Sobani TF68
New Ship - CVR-17 Shaak-Tel's Hunter


1.1 Installation:
Extract the SBN MFE v1.1b.rar to your HW2 directory - now there should be a folder SBN MFE v1.1b
Open it and move the data folder in your HW2 directory - overwrite existing data [no panic - backup-files from PDS v5.2 are included]


1.2 Uninstall:
Delete all data listed at 1.4 Content, excepting the files marked with [b] and their folders - remove the "_old" from the filenames - voila - PDS v5.2 restored


1.3 History:
v1.1b - [13-06-2005] - first release
- added new mp race Sobani TF68 no-AI to HW2 PDS (flagship: CVK-1 / support: CVR-17)
- transferred build tree SbnMFE v1.0b Sobani TF to SbnMFE v1.1b Sobani TF68
- transferred starting fleet SbnMFE v1.0b Sobani TF to SbnMFE v1.1b Sobani TF68
- transferred unitcaps normal SbnMFE v1.0b Sobani TF to SbnMFE v1.1b Sobani TF68 
- restored PDS v5.2 Sobani TF starting fleet
- restored PDS v5.2 Sobani TF build tree (e.g. restored prerequs for PatCom and FTH)
- restored PDS v5.2 Sobani TF unitcaps normal
- added RJB 100mm SRAC to Sobani TF68 build tree
- restored prerequs for PatCom - now it uses Sobani TF default prerequs
- added MWS Subsystems to the build tree for the CVR-17
- removed CompositeSensorArrays from the build tree for the CVR-17
- changed stats for CVR-17 (it's now weaker and slower)
- fixed the PDS v5.2 default problem with the hgn_cvc_ionbeamturret - now it can be build in combination with the FCT(NCW) (for ALL hgn_ based fleets!!!)(if you don't like this - don't use the new hgn_cvc_ionbeamturret.lua)
- added friendly fire 100% (if you don't like this - don't use the new tuning.lua)
- added collision damage 100% (if you don't like this - don't use the new tuning.lua)

v1.0b - [12-06-2005]
- added custom badge 68tsog (3 colors)
- introduced CVR-17 Shaak-Tel's Hunter to HW2 PDS
- introduced Forward Research Module 2 to HW2 PDS (used by CVR-17)
- added CVR-17 Shaak-Tel's Hunter to Sobani TF startingfleet
- added CTH to Sobani TF build tree 
- added CL to Sobani TF build tree  
- updated CVK-1 *.ship file to reflect changes in build tree
- changed unitcaps normal for Sobani TF - heavy fighters to 6
- changed unitcaps normal for Sobani TF - corvettes to 4
- changed prerequs for FTHs - now the production ship needs no Adv.Research module onboard
- changed prerequs for PatCom - now you definetely can't build it without Hyperspace module 
- creation of the first readme (this one ;) )

known issues:
- due to implemention of Sobani TF68 the game stability can't be guarenteed - some beta-testing is necessary [since: v1.1b]
- no custom icon for CVR-17 - it uses the derelict icon [since: v1.0b]
- no custom icon for Forward Research Module 2 - it uses the derelict icon [since: v1.0b]


1.4 Content:
new data [n]
replacement for existing data [!!!]
backup-file [b]

(Tree)                                          (Status)
Sbn MFE.rar
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|-/data
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  |-/badges
  | |-(hiigaran navy)68tsog[white/blue/red].tga [n]
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  |-/scripts
  | |-race.lua                                  [!!!]
  | |-race_old.lua                              [b]
  | |-tuning.lua                                [!!!]
  | |-tuning_old.lua                            [b]
  | |
  | |-/building and research
  | | |-/sbnmfe
  | | | |-build.lua                             [n]
  | | | |-research.lua                          [n]
  | | |
  | | |-/sbntf
  | |   |-build.lua                             [!!!]
  | |   |-build_old.lua                         [b]
  | |
  | |-/startingfleets
  | | |-sbnmfe00.lua                            [n]
  | | |-sbnmfe00scn.lua                         [n]
  | | 
  | |-/unitcaps
  |   |-normal.lua                              [!!!]
  |   |-normal_old.lua                          [b]
  |
  |-/ships
  | |-/hgn_carrier_soban                    
  | | |-hgn_carrier_soban.ship                  [!!!]
  | | |-hgn_carrier_soban_old.ship              [b]
  | |
  | |-/hgn_scoutcarrier_sbn                     [n]
  |   |-hgn_scoutcarrier_sbn.events             [n]
  |   |-hgn_scoutcarrier_sbn.hod                [n]
  |   |-hgn_scoutcarrier_sbn.ship               [n]
  |
  |-/subsystems
    |-/hgn_cvr_researchdivfacility2             [n]
    | |-hgn_cvr_researchdivfacility2.events     [n]
    | |-hgn_cvr_researchdivfacility2.hod        [n]
    | |-hgn_cvr_researchdivfacility2.ship       [n]
    |
    |-/hgn_cvc_ionbeamturret                
      |-hgn_cvc_ionbeamturret.subs              [!!!]
      |-hgn_cvc_ionbeamturret_old.subs          [b]